The Subjunctivisor!
Does il paraît require the subjunctive?
Il paraît may require the subjunctive, depending on whether it is used affirmatively, negatively, or interrogatively:
Par exemple…
Il paraît que la table est faite à la main.
It seems that the table is handmade.Il ne paraît pas que la table soit faite à la main.
It doesn’t seem that the table is handmade.Paraît-il que la table soit faite à la main ?
Does it seem that the table is handmade?
Il paraît que is an impersonal verb construction.
Related: Does il paraîtrait que need the subjunctive?
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